Monday, January 9, 2012

I Support California State Parks

In the five years that I have been living in San Francisco I have visited 62 of those parks. That means, statistically speaking, that I visited 12 parks each year, one park a month. At this rate it would take me another 18.5 years to see the remaining 217 parks. (And then there are also many county and regional parks that are worth a visit!)

Mono Lake

California's State Parks protect and preserve "underwater preserves, reserves, and parks; redwood, rhododendron, and wildlife reserves; state beaches, recreation areas, wilderness areas, and reservoirs; state historic parks, historic homes, Spanish era adobe buildings, including museums, visitor centers, cultural reserves, and preserves; as well as lighthouses, ghost towns, waterslides, conference centers, and off-highway vehicle parks." Almost one-third of California's scenic coastline (280 miles), 625 miles of lake and river frontage, and nearly 1.4 million acres are managed by the California's State Park System.

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

Sadly, only about 13 of the state's 279 parks are financially self-sustaining and, therefore, most of them could be closed any time. This brings me to the key point of this post: If you enjoy visiting the state parks and support their mission to protect the beauty of our state, please consider also supporting the parks financially by either donating your money here, or by visiting the parks as often as you can. Please also encouraging others to do the same!

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